With the deposition of Andrea Loverdos, the trial with their accused began to be substantially launched. Former Novartis protected witnesses.
At the Athens Criminal Court where the case is heard, he was the first witness to testify.
During the deposition he denied what the two defendants had accused him of their testimonies to the Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
“I was waiting for 7.5 years at the moment. 4.5 was a fight against justice to prove who I am and what was suffered. This case begins in February 2018 and its evidence causes disgusting pre -trial, investigative, judicial and political. The elements contain so many contradictions. What was it that was so too false that the process had to stop and evaluate the witness about what he says? He accused me of promoting a haircut in 2010 when the government had a different position, namely that I undermined my government, “Mr Loverdos filed.
The witness received a number of questions from the court president for the period he was a Minister of Health.
President: Didn’t you read the prices? If it had to be a medicine to be given to the people why did it need it?
Loverdos: No, I was looking at the reduction in pharmaceutical spending, I had a troika over me that controlled waste and corruption. It had nothing to do with whether the world would take the medicine.
President: Was you a new drug on your ministry?
LOVER: a drug. It was a pill the gilenya that replaced treatment in the hospital that was very expensive. I was told that she was saving expenditure and trouble from cancer patients. They begged me to do this and I was bent on that.
President: Did you meet Frouzis ever?
LOVERD: I didn’t know him. They recommended him a month before I left the ministry. I never knew him!
President: What is your relationship with Hasapopoulos and Fintanidou?
LOVERDOS: The first is a close friend, he denies all this. Fyntanidou is a friend of Hasapopoulos. They had never interviewed me. I didn’t need it, I had over 90% recognition. Madam President I’m here! Come to my place! The story was to keep SYRIZA government for 10 years. How would this happen? The prison opponents go.